The Hague International Centre marked its 15th anniversary with a celebratory gathering at Greens Restaurant and Garden in The Hague on 25 September 2025. The afternoon brought together partners, stakeholders and community members to highlight THIC's long-standing role in supporting internationals and strengthening the city’s international community. As I was teaching that day, I was … Continue reading Celebrating 15 years The Hague International Centre
On 11th September 2025, I attended the Unknown Community Celebration at Titaan in The Hague. This event brought together founders, students, and changemakers to reflect on achievements from the past year and look ahead to future impact. The afternoon focused on connection, inspiration, and strengthening the ecosystem that supports entrepreneurs. Like the 2024 Unknown Campus … Continue reading 2025 Unknown Community Celebration The Hague
On the 19th June 2025, I had a great time at The Hague Tech Grand Opening. Though the organisation is now 8 years old, in January, they moved to a new location at Waldorpstraat 5, in the Post NL building. This is very convenient for me personally as it's just a few minutes walk from … Continue reading The Hague Tech Grand Opening
On Friday 13th June 2025, I enjoyed attending Den Haag Inspireert (The Hague Inspires) @ the Fokker Terminal. I've been several times to this annual event and always enjoy seeing the showcase of amazing entrepreneurial ideas in our city. https://youtu.be/YrKOATUs6Jw?feature=shared The afternoon offered a combination of workshops, presentations, awards and networking. A translation of the … Continue reading 2025 Den Haag Inspireert / The Hague Inspires
Most people have heard of the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). Last week (5 June 2025) I learned about the IDGs (Inner Development Goals). Have you heard of these? I highly recommend looking into them! This session was offered by the ESC IDG Hub: The ESC IDG Hub is a collaborative initiative designed to enrich systemic … Continue reading Inner Development Goals (IDGs) Inspiration Session
I will be attending this event on behalf of The Hague Online: Join an evening of experience-sharing and networking at the Women Founders’ Table & Dinner, hosted by Female Ventures Delft/The Hague in collaboration with Women in Tech Netherlands and Dirkjan Hupkes, host of Women Disrupting Tech, Hotel voco The Hague as well as the Ireland Netherlands Business Association (INBA) and Embassy of Ireland. … Continue reading Female Ventures Founders Table and Dinner The Hague (04 June 2025)
On 20 March 2025, I I travelled from The Hague to Amsterdam for the Stories Unfold Self-Publishing Conference. Here's the promo blurb: Join us for a full day packed with inspirational talks from successful self-published authors, practical workshops on topics like Print on Demand, digital distribution, editor/author relationship, book advertising and promotion, writing workshops, paper industry, imposter syndrome, book cover … Continue reading 2023 Stories Unfold Self-Publishing Conference, Amsterdam
I'm incredibly fortunate to be have very talented friends. Fiona Passantino is the amazing human behind the business "Working Humans". For anything AI, take a look at her website here: https://www.working-humans.com/ With an important focus on the human aspects of engagement, communication, and culture, Fiona is an AI Integration Specialist dedicated to empowering professionals to … Continue reading Fiona Passantino: Working Humans – Inspired, Engaged, AI-Powered
On Tuesday 12 November I attended another great Wine, Cheese and AI event in The Hague, organised by Fiona Passantino. Event promo text: “AI Sentience”: What is it, how does it happen, how do we know it’s happening, and when? A panel conversation at the dividing line between Human and AI consciousness to understand the … Continue reading Wine Cheese and AI (November 2024)
Last night I enjoyed attending a "Get in the Ring" event held by Unknown Campus in The Hague. The Pitch Battle was a fun way to have entrepreneurs share more about their startups.
9 & 10 October | The Social Hub Amsterdam City Amidst rapid technologisation, polarisation, the climate crisis, and burnout, it can be easy to sink into apathy and despair. But now is the time to gather and find agency, to do something: We need to transform society's social fabric. How? By listening, nurturing, and repairing our … Continue reading 2024 Society 5.0 Festival Amsterdam
On 12 & 13 September 2024, the Rise & Lead Summit & Awards will again be held in The Hague. oin us at the 7th Rise & Lead Summit and Awards on September 12 & 13 at the Hilton Hotel in The Hague. Rise & Lead Summit is an annual event dedicated to advancing women … Continue reading 2024 Rise and Lead Summit and Awards
On 14 June 2024, I will be going to The Hague Creators Premiere. This event is aimed at photographers, filmmakers, musicians, designers and all types of creative minds. Join us?
Moving to a new place can be exciting but also overwhelming. The Welcome to Delft events support newcomers to Delft. This programme is currently offered twice a year as a collaboration between ACCESS, Gemeente Delft and TU Delft. Saturday 25 May was the most recent edition of this event and it was lovely to catch … Continue reading Welcome to Delft (May 2024)
🎉✈️ Embark on a cultural adventure like never before at our spectacular event: “Connecting Cultures”! 🌍✨ 📅 Set Your calendars for March 14th . The event will be at The Social Hub, let’s turn it into a melting pot of diversity, starting at 5 PM until 7 PM! 🌟🎊 🔍 Test your knowledge and wit … Continue reading Dutchify Connecting Cultures Panel
There were numerous events to choose from on Friday 8 March 2024 - International Women's Day. I have very mixed feelings about this day. I absolutely believe we need to focus on and address the ongoing gender gaps in our world. However I feel uncomfortable at events with only women - inclusion is so important … Continue reading 2024 IWD: A Spotlight on Female Expertise @ The Hague Tech
On 29 February 2024, I very much enjoyed giving a workshop to a fabulous group at the Delft University of Technology Thanks to the Coming to Delft Service for organising and hosting these sessions, wonderful to have you with us this time: Malika Khalifa Camila Acero This great service supports international employees and their partners, … Continue reading Building Your Network in The Netherlands (February 2024)
On 8 November 2023, I attended the Talent for Good Fair, held where I work at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. Organised by The Hague Humanity Hub, I'm sharing some screenshots and link below. Unfortunately I couldn't attend many of the events as I had other work scheduled for the day, but was great … Continue reading 2023 Talent for Good Fair
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